I’m really pushing myself to do exposures on my own and though I know logically it’s the right thing to do it’s so incredibly hard. I’ve overcome so many triggers and I know this is possible but it’s taking everything in me not to give into compulsions. Every second ocd is trying to grab me and lead me down the rabbit hole and it’s an exhausting fight. Just looking for words of encouragement ❤️
Your values are telling you to do the exposures, and to keep pushing. Keep leaning to your values and your desire to work through this. It’s amazing you want to! It’s wonderful and speaks to your progress that you’re fighting through. Remember to be gentle with yourself, continue to not avoid the exposures, and you will feel so much better once your exposures are done. And celebrate after you do them! Treat yourself to something, or rest. You got this! I’m rooting for you!
@ElleV Thank you so much, this is exactly what I needed to hear!
You know what you need to do & you’re doing it! Congratulate yourself for hard work and enjoy the feeling of sticking with it. Pick moments of victory to show how far you’ve come. OCD is just trying to talk you out of it. You’re way stronger !
@gixmo Thank you so much for that, sometimes I just need encouragement to push through and remind me why I’m doing what I’m doing!
This may be selfish of me, but I really need some words of encouragement and support today. Living with ocd and anxiety + depression is hard, very very hard. I sometimes feel like giving up. But some other times I can imagine myself being free from this, and I really want that to happen. I just don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel yet.
I’d love some encouragement from anyone who is willing to send it my way. I’m having a hard time really leaning into uncertainty and my exposures. I know I need to take a leap if I’m going to get better, but I just don’t want to! I struggle to stop myself from ritualizing and I put off doing my exposure tasks too. Any support would be greatly welcomed. Thanks everyone.
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